UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 2, 2012
Open Text Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Canada | 0-27544 | 98-0154400 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
275 Frank Tompa Drive, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 0A1
(Address of principal executive offices)
(519) 888-7111
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On January 2, 2012, Open Text Corporation (“the Company”) entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. John Shackleton for a period of six months ending June 30, 2012, for which the Company will engage Mr. Shackleton as an independent contractor to provide advisory services on an as requested basis.
For full details of the consulting agreement please see the attached exhibit under Item 9.01 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |||
| 99.1 | Consulting Letter Agreement between Open Text Corporation and John Shackleton, dated January 2, 2012 | |||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| OPEN TEXT CORPORATION | ||||
| January 6, 2012 | By: | /s/ Gordon A. Davies | ||
| Gordon A. Davies Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Consulting Letter Agreement between Open Text Corporation and John Shackleton, dated January 2, 2012 | |
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